Roll of Honor
William Clinton Rigby
Incident
Constable William Rigby succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when his patrol car was struck head-on by another vehicle. He was responding to a call when the other vehicle crossed the center line and caused the crash.
Constable Rigby had served in law enforcement for 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Constable Rigby gave the Escambia County District Four Constable's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Rigby.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable William Clinton Rigby is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Clinton Rigby's cause is highlighted.
How William Clinton Rigby Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Clinton Rigby is highlighted in Sep.